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No association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism and breast cancer.
Cell biochemistry and function - 1 Jan 2000
Hekim Nezih, Ergen Arzu, Yaylim Ilhan, Yilmaz Hülya, Zeybek Umit, Oztürk Oğuz, Isbir Turgay
Abstract excerpt
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an enzyme (EC 1.5.1.20), that reduces 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a carbon donor for the homocysteine to methionine conversion. MTHFR is a key enzyme that regulates folate metabolism which has an important role in DNA synthesis, DNA repair and methylation. The association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and breast cancer has been...
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